CISA KEV · Known exploitedHigh

CVE-2022-38181

Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

The Arm Mali GPU kernel driver allows unprivileged users to access freed memory because GPU memory operations are mishandled. This affects Bifrost r0p0 through r38p1, and r39p0; Valhall r19p0 through r38p1, and r39p0; and Midgard r4p0 through r32p0.

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
12.8%
95.9% percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Published
2022.10.26
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Immediate review

CISA has listed this vulnerability in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Known exploitationConfirmed by CISA KEV
Exploit probability12.8%
Technical severityCVSS 8.8

Vulnerability overview

The Arm Mali GPU kernel driver allows unprivileged users to access freed memory because GPU memory operations are mishandled. This affects Bifrost r0p0 through r38p1, and r39p0; Valhall r19p0 through r38p1, and r39p0; and Midgard r4p0 through r32p0.

Affected product and versions

Product
Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Affected versions
>= r0p0 <= r38p1, r39p0, >= r4p0 <= r31p0, >= r19p0 <= r38p1
Fixed versions
No verified fixed-version field is available yet

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Due date: 2023.04.20
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-416
KEV added
2023.03.30
Ransomware use
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